{"id":23100,"date":"2026-09-24T11:39:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=23100"},"modified":"2026-09-24T15:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:31:18","slug":"paliyar-tribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/paliyar-tribe\/","title":{"rendered":"Paliyar Tribe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Paliyar Tribe Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18 families having patta in Nochiodai, a remote settlement of the Paliyar tribe located 32 km inside the Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve (SMTR), recently received solar power supply. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Paliyar Tribe<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are one of the many <\/span><b>ethnic Dravidian<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ethnolinguistic and cultural) <\/span><b>tribes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in Southern India.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are a<\/span><b> Scheduled Tribe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> primarily located in the <\/span><b>South Western Ghats montane rain forests <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of <\/span><b>Tamil Nadu and eastern Kerala.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are and have been known by multiple names, such as the <\/span><b>Paliyans, Palaiyars, Pazhaiyares, and Panaiyars.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Language:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They primarily speak a <\/span><b>dialect related to Tamil,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reflecting their Dravidian linguistic heritage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Occupation:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Traditionally<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Paliyars were <\/span><b>hunters and gatherers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many have <\/span><b>transitioned into traders of forest products<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><b> food cultivators<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>beekeepers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Some work as wage laborers on plantations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or in nearby towns.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their <\/span><b>major source of food<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is <\/span><b>yams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are recognized for their <\/span><b>extensive knowledge <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and traditional practices pertaining to the use of <\/span><b>medicinal plants.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Palliyars have <\/span><b>small communities called kudis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, sometimes <\/span><b>living in caves or mud shelters.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They <\/span><b>bury their dead near their homes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their <\/span><b>festivals <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">involve <\/span><b>nature-based rituals, dancing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and music.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have a special ceremony to invoke rain and protect the forest spirits.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the state of <\/span><b>Tamil Nadu.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It lies in the ecologically sensitive <\/span><b>Western Ghat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was formed in February 2021 by <\/span><b>combining Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It functions as a <\/span><b>connecting link <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">between <\/span><b>Kerala\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/periyar-tiger-reserve-ptr\/\" target=\"_blank\">Periyar Tiger Reserve<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Tamil Nadu\u2019s Southern Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Rivers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The area primarily relies on three perennial rivers: <\/span><b>Vaigai, Suruliyaru, and Shanmuganathi.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>climate <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the reserve is <\/span><b>influenced by<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> both the <\/span><b>southwest and northeast monsoons.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It\u2019s a blend of <\/span><b>tropical evergreen and semi-evergreen forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>dry deciduous <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>moist mixed deciduous woods<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>grasslands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Some notable plant species in the reserve include <\/span><b>Teak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Indian Rosewood, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bamboo species, Wild fig trees, Evergreen shrubs, and medicinal plants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mammals: Elephants, Tiger, Leopard, <\/span><b>Nilgiri Tahr, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaur, Spotted Deer, Barking Deer, Sambar Deer, Wild Boar, Porcupine, <\/span><b>Nilgiri Langur, Lion-Tailed Macaque,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is particularly celebrated as the last known<\/span><b> stronghold of the Grizzled Giant Squirrel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Ratufa macroura), a spectacular<\/span><b> arboreal mammal found only<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a handful of locations in <\/span><b>peninsular India and Sri Lanka.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Birds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Red-Whiskered Bulbul, Common Iora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, White-Browed Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Pied Bush Chat etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Reptiles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Wood Snake, Monitor Lizard, Chameleon, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/tamil-nadu\/2026\/Sep\/24\/solar-power-lights-up-remote-tribal-hamlet-in-megamalai-reserve-forest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>NIE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paliyar Tribe are an indigenous tribal community primarily found in the hilly regions of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. 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